Scala v. Moddha Interactive, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• dismissing Bivens claims and 42 U.S.C. § 1985 claim against federal officers in their official-capacity based on sovereign immunity and noting “[n]or is a § 1985(3) claim cognizable as an official-capacity claim.”
• finding service of process deficient when certified mail return cards were unsigned or signed by persons not shown to be authorized agents for purposes of Rule 4(i)(2) of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure
• explaining why it is “often” preferable to skip to the second prong
• “Certified mail is mail for which the sender requests proof of delivery in the form of a receipt signed by the addressee.”
• “[T]he District Court, after examining the return receipt ‘at enhanced magnification,’ found that it was unsigned.”
• first citing Ash- croft v. al-Kidd, 563 U.S. 731, 735, 131 S. Ct. 2074, 2080 (2011); and then citing Shaw v. City of Selman, 884 F.3d 1093, 1099 (11th Cir. 2018)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).